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TO ALLv WHOllIlT MAY CONGERN:

Be i-t known that I, E. HULBERT, of Atlanta,`in the county of Fulton, and State of Georgia, have invented a new and improved Express l.loney- Envelope and I do hereby declare that the following is4 a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Y Figure is a plan view of my improved envelope unfolded.

Figure 2 represents the same partially folded. Y

Figure 3 represents tho saine folded with the exception of the outside lla-p.

Figure 4 represents the same fully folded.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. A Y

My invention consists in an improved express money-envelope so constructed that the enclosed package may be protected on all sides by a double covering, and which it will be impossible to open without leaving traces to show that it has been tampered with, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the body of the envelope, upon the outer side of which the direction is written. B and C are thek end flaps, which are of such a length that when folded down they may slightly overlap each other, as shown in figs.

2 and 3. The end flapsB and C are provided with additional flaps, bl b2, el e2, as shown lvin fig. 1. When thel end tlaps B and C arc folded down the outer sides of the flaps 6l and el are pasted fast' to the inner side of the body A, so as to form a pocket for the reception of the package. The flaps b2 and c2 are left free, as shown in. 4g. 2, so as to be folded down around the.' enclosed package, as shown in fig. 3, thus making the fa'ce of thecnvelope double. The lower sido flap D is then folded down and pasted, as shown in fig. 3, leaving the upper side flap E to be folded down and pasted after the package has-been placed in the envelope. The flaps D and E are made of such a breadth that they will overlap each other, and they. have holes cl and e1 formed through them at a little distance from their edges, as shown in figs. 1, 2, and 3, in such positions that when said flaps are folded and pasted down the holes d and c shall exactly coincide with cach other, as shown in fig. 4, so that when sealed the waxor other sealing material may pass through the said holes to the end laps'B and C, sealing the flaps together. By this construction it will be impossible to tamper with the sealed envelope without injuring it so as to show at a glance that it has been tampered with. l

. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An improved express money-envelope formed with additional flaps b b2 el e2 upon the side edges of the end flaps B nnclC, substantially as herein shown and vdescribed and for the purposeset forth.

2. Forming holes through the side flaps D and E in such positions that when thesaidtlaps are folded and pasted down Vsaid holes may correspond with each other to allow the'sealing 'material to come in contact with the end and side llaps at the saine time, substantially as herein shown and described.

E. HULBERT.

Witnesses:

' ANI. C. BLANCHARD,

IsArAH PURSE. 

